tenement (redirected from Tenements)

ten·e·ment  (tn-mnt)

n.

1. A building for human habitation, especially one that is rented to tenants.

2. A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.

3. Chiefly British An apartment or room leased to a tenant.

4. Law Property, such as land, rents, or franchises, held by one person leasing it from another.

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[Middle English, house, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tenmentum, from Latin tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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tene·mental (-mntl) adj.

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tenement [ˈtɛnəmənt]

n

1. (Social Science / Human Geography) Also called tenement building (now esp in Scotland) a large building divided into separate flats

2. a dwelling place or residence, esp one intended for rent

3. Chiefly Brit a room or flat for rent

4. (Law) Property law any form of permanent property, such as land, dwellings, offices, etc.

[from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenēre to hold]

tenemental  [ˌtɛnəˈmɛnt^əl], tenementary adj

tenemented  adj

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tenement - First meant "holding as a possession."

See also related terms for possession.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tenement - a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards tenement house apartment building, apartment house - a building that is divided into apartments

Translations

tenement [ˈtenɪmənt]

A. N → vivienda f (Scot) (= flat) → piso m (Sp), departamento m (LAm)

B. CPD tenement block N → bloque m de pisos(Sp), bloque m de departamentos(LAm)
tenement house N → casa f de vecinos, casa f de vecindad

tenement [ˈtɛnəmənt] n

(also tenement building, tenement block) → immeuble m

tenement

n

(also tenement house) → Mietshaus nt, → Mietskaserne f (pej)

(Jur) → Mietbesitz m; (= farm) → Pachtbesitz m

tenement [ˈtɛnɪmənt] n → casamento